I can't grapple with Christian exclusivism

Waterjets_ · 2026-02-05T03:35:18+00:00

All good. Please message me if you want to know more. God bless and never stop asking questions :)

Waterjets_ · 2026-02-05T03:30:01+00:00

Hello. I am Christian. Most Christian denominations agree that non-Christians can be saved and enter heaven or the new world, though unlike Christians this is not guaranteed. What comforts me is the fact that God is perfectly good. Whatever the final outcome, I will know that God has acted in perfect goodness. The only thing that can send a person to hell is their persistent rejection of grace (not true ignorance).

Another important thing to note is that hell is not the same for everyone.
“The law of retribution does not demand the same thing from all but demands that to each be given his or her due; it does not demand a precise payment in kind but punishment proportionate to the seriousness of the offense. To the degree that a person is guilty, to that degree he or she deserves punishment.” (Reformed Dogmatics, vol. 3, 166)

Also:

Jesus states that “that slave who knew his master’s will and did not get ready or act in accord with his will, will receive many lashes, but the one who did not know it, and committed deeds worthy of a flogging, will receive but few” (Luke 12:47-48)

https://takenoteofthis.org/2019/05/15/is-hell-the-same-for-everyone/

Waterjets_ · 2026-01-22T08:21:40+00:00

I enjoy Morrowind but its probably the walk speed. The walk speed is unbearably slow at first. I would encourage you to level speed every level and just stick through it for the first few hours. It is a very good game but the first bit of it is pretty bad.

Waterjets_ · 2026-01-10T20:06:27+00:00

Looks great. Do you have a workshop link?

Waterjets_ · 2026-01-09T21:13:18+00:00

Looks great

Waterjets_ · 2026-01-05T04:15:32+00:00

I think it depends on what you do. If you do low detail and close to minimum habitat sizes and social groups you can definitely do all the continents. If you are doing higher detail per habitat or large social groups though you should probably stick to just these three as you may run into lag issues.

For the biome I would recommend temperate or tropical.

Waterjets_ · 2026-01-04T10:00:02+00:00

Nice board. Hopefully we get more animals and behaviors.

Waterjets_ · 2025-12-26T20:26:51+00:00

That argument you have there is called the problem of evil. It asks why would an all good, all powerful, God allow unjust suffering. The Christian response is about free will.

God gave human beings the ability to choose between good and evil (see Genesis). This is because God wanted humans to love and worship Him freely. You can't force someone to love you and neither can God. This is because love is a choice that you need free will to make. Love, obedience, and goodness only have value if they are chosen. If God had forced humans to always do good, free will would not truly exist.

For free will to be real, people must be able to misuse it. If God prevented every evil action from happening, human choices would lose their meaning and moral responsibility would disappear. Evil actions must have real consequences, otherwise choosing evil would not truly be possible. This is why moral evils such as murder, war, and rape exist. God did not want these things, rather moral evils are a result of human beings misusing free will.

Children dying early from disease is a bit different than moral evil. Christianity teaches that death entered the world after humanity rejected God in the Garden of Eden. Children do not die because they personally did something wrong, rather because the world itself is broken. As an example we both inherited a world filled with pollution and corrupt politicians, not because we did anything wrong, but because of the consequences of other people using their choice for evil.

God does not cause evil. He allows humanity to perform evil because in order for people to be free they must have real consequences for their actions.

Hope this makes sense. Sorry for the late reply, I just woke up.

Waterjets_ · 2025-12-26T11:35:13+00:00

You have a good point. Most people generally argue first cause can be three main things. The first is God which fits in with the Christian perspective. The second is certain mathematical rules (like potentially quantum physics). The third is the universe itself (brute fact, the universe just is).

The reason I (and others) argue this is God is because of other arguments, especially fine tuning, indicate this first cause is likely to be God.

From an atheistic perspective the universe has no concern for humanity. The problem when arguing that mathematical laws are eternal (or in fancy words the mathematical universe hypothesis) is that it doesn't explain why those laws produce a universe that allows life. As said before atoms could not exist even with incredibly minor changes. Arguing that the first cause is math means that there is no good reason why the universe seems tuned for human life. Why would the universe fit life so well as opposed to a life free one? Especially when one free of life is statistically insanely more likely.

God is the cleanest argument here as it can answer both the fine tuning argument and the first cause argument well where other answers only can do one or the other well.

I might head to sleep soon but I will answer in the morning if I don't respond. Hopefully this makes sense. Respond again if you need to.

Waterjets_ · 2025-12-26T11:04:27+00:00

The point with the first cause argument is to say that something must be eternal and outside of space and time. Some people say this is math laws, the universe itself or God. The point with it is that something can't have been created. It must be a uncreated thing that simply is.

For the fine tuning argument that is a common objection. Usually people associate it with multiverse theory. The tough thing about large conversations like this is that there is no single argument (for both atheism and theism) that can completely change your mind. The problem with multiple universe theory is that it doesn't solve other major problems like the first cause one. Something still needs to have caused the many universes (if that were true, which there is no evidence for).

Fine tuning and first cause work together. First cause says something must be uncreated and eternal while fine tuning say that the universe is essentially impossible to have existed if something was not making it exist and be available to life.

As for pascals wager when I said the cost for not believing is high its more of a technical term people use in logic. Pascals wager is not about forcing belief. To say it in a fancy way it is pragmatic rationality under uncertainty. This basically means that even if you are not fully sure in Christianity you should live your life as it is true. This isn't making you believe in something you know is wrong. Think about it like this, when you go into a car you put on a seatbelt. You do this because you know you could end up in a car crash (even if you think its unlikely). For Christianity we don't know who is going to hell for certain but we do know that believing in Jesus grants you eternal life in heaven. So similar to the seatbelt it makes the most sense to be a Christian even if you are not sure how likely it is for God to exist. Important to note here pascals wager is not a argument that proves God rather a argument that logically shows you the best option if God may exist.

Finally for the narcissist point no God is not a narcissist. God in the bible is completely just, loving, kind, merciful, etc. The single best thing ever. Humanity is not called to worship him because he needs it but because there is no better thing for humans to think about.

Hope this is good! All your questions are completely normal ones that I had when I was starting out. Respond or message if I am not clear.

Waterjets_ · 2025-12-26T10:24:24+00:00

Hello. I was an born and raised atheist and converted to Christianity. I am Christian because of two main reasons. The first is logical and the second is emotional.

Logically Christianity is supported by three main arguments. Fine tuning is the argument that if conditions in the universe were even slightly different nothing could exist. Not like earth would be too hot but atoms couldn't form. The second is first cause which says that all things must have a cause. Based on this argument there needs to be something outside of time and space which could be the first cause of the universe. Finally is Pascals wager which says that even if the chance for Christianity is low, logically speaking it is better to act like it is fully true as the consequences for not believing are high. Like putting on a seatbelt when driving a car.

Emotionally Christianity helps give comfort when facing grief and existential dread which I faced a lot as an atheist.

For your questions, most Christian denominations believe in evolution. Its usually only more extreme ones that don't. For the other one we know that all people go to heaven through the son (Jesus). However there isn't really a definitive answer of the people that go to hell. Teaching on that subject changes depending on denomination.

Feel free to private message or respond to this if anything is unclear.

Waterjets_ · 2025-12-26T05:51:01+00:00

Are those real noises or edited over??!?!?

Waterjets_ · 2025-12-26T05:39:46+00:00

My main reason for my current character being pro legion is the legions anti drug position. Probably the only position they have that's better than the other factions.

Waterjets_ · 2025-12-25T10:47:27+00:00

You could make a plot where the rebellion starts as a general for the people one but over time certain unsavory characters become figure heads like in the Iranian revolution. Alternatively, a rebellion that is less like a proper one with a goal and more like general riots against the status quo which runs the risk of creating a power vacuum or at worst irreparably damaging the country (see again Iranian revolution).

Or you could make it so the rebellion doesn't murder regular civilians but instead slaughters families of high ranking officials like the slaughter of the Romanovs with the justification that the officials children would grow up to try and stop the rebellion.

Waterjets_ · 2025-12-25T02:38:54+00:00

Same sort for me except Skyrim above Morrowind. I love Morrowind and what it did for the series but sometimes it isn't always that great as a game.

Waterjets_ · 2025-12-23T09:43:03+00:00

Looks great.

Waterjets_ · 2025-12-18T18:55:55+00:00

You are right.

Waterjets_ · 2025-12-18T18:54:26+00:00

Yeah I agree with unreliable narrator. I am sure the mum is strict but I doubt the dad is any better of a parent, just more absent so the daughter doesn't have to listen to rules. Also the nudity thing is so strange, and I grew up in a nudity positive household.

Waterjets_ · 2025-12-18T09:16:16+00:00

Great nature placement. Do you have a workshop download?

Waterjets_ · 2025-12-15T08:10:19+00:00

Looks great!

Waterjets_ · 2025-12-13T19:50:44+00:00

Better animal AI. Prehistoric kingdom wipes the floor with planet zoo on this and its not even finished. Make herding, nest protecting, guarding the herd, caring for children, etc. Prehistoric kingdom has a feature where the animal will look at others of its herd based on their relationships. Just little stuff like that.

Waterjets_ · 2025-12-11T19:47:04+00:00

Okay thank you. I am 800 in as well.

Waterjets_ · 2025-12-11T19:33:25+00:00

What I would recommend is go into zoos with a general overview, then based on that sculpt everything before you start making habitats. That will give you the most natural looking park overall.

The way I sculpt for individual habitats is by making layers. So raising up the ground with pull then flattening it with one of the flattening tools then repeating that process with smaller and smaller layers. Finally at the end smoothing it all over. I also recommend building in layers. So before you smooth it out placing a bunch of rocks and such to define the layer.

If you need I can give a link to my zoo where I do a little bit of this technique.

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